diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr.hh b/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr.hh
index ff100ec0f..c31ac5496 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr.hh
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr.hh
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ public:
 
     ChangeMasterConfig(const char* name)
         : connection_name(name)
+        , port(-1)
+        , ssl_enabled(false)
         , heartbeat_period(BLR_HEARTBEAT_DEFAULT_INTERVAL_VALUE)
         , connect_retry(BLR_MASTER_CONNECT_RETRY_VALUE)
     {
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_file.cc b/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_file.cc
index bb27b185f..500f15d02 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_file.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_file.cc
@@ -3331,7 +3331,7 @@ int blr_file_read_master_config(ROUTER_INSTANCE *router)
 
     int rc = ini_parse(filename, blr_handler_config, router);
 
-    if (rc == 1)
+    if (rc == 0)
     {
         mxb_assert(router->configs.size() > 0);
         blr_master_set_config(router, router->configs[0]);
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_master.cc b/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_master.cc
index b526588a4..f2baef686 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_master.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlogrouter/blr_master.cc
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void blr_start_master(void* data)
 
     /* Check whether master connection can be started */
     int connect_retry;
-    if ((connect_retry = blr_check_connect_retry(router)) == 0)
+    if ((connect_retry = blr_check_connect_retry(router)) == -1)
     {
         /* Force stopped state */
         router->master_state = BLRM_SLAVE_STOPPED;
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ blr_restart_master(ROUTER_INSTANCE *router)
     if (router->master_state < BLRM_BINLOGDUMP)
     {
         int connect_retry;
-        if ((connect_retry = blr_check_connect_retry(router)) == 0)
+        if ((connect_retry = blr_check_connect_retry(router)) == -1)
         {
             /* Force stopped state */
             router->master_state = BLRM_SLAVE_STOPPED;
@@ -3091,7 +3091,7 @@ static int blr_check_connect_retry(ROUTER_INSTANCE *router)
     /* Stop reconnection to master */
     if (router->retry_count >= router->retry_limit)
     {
-        return 0;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     /* Return the interval for next reconnect */